Date	Price
01/04/2026	$2.960
01/03/2026	$2.890
01/02/2026	$2.890
01/01/2026	$2.890
12/31/2025	$2.960
12/30/2025	$2.960
12/29/2025	$2.960
12/28/2025	$2.960
12/27/2025	$2.960
12/26/2025	$2.960
12/25/2025	$2.960
12/24/2025	$2.960
12/23/2025	$2.960
12/22/2025	$2.960
12/21/2025	$2.960
12/20/2025	$2.960
12/19/2025	$2.960
12/18/2025	$2.960
12/17/2025	$2.960
12/16/2025	$2.960
12/15/2025	$2.990
12/14/2025	$2.990
12/13/2025	$2.990
12/12/2025	$2.990
12/11/2025	$2.990
12/10/2025	$2.990
12/09/2025	$2.990
12/08/2025	$3.010
12/07/2025	$3.010
12/06/2025	$3.040

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Burlington Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Burlington, used by 2,627,206 or 74% of residents. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Burlington households is Electricity, used by 617,773 homes (17%). The rest of the homes are heated with Heating Oil (5%), Propane (2%), Other (0.4%), and Solar (0.3%).

Burlington County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	29,329,619	1,049,471	7,239,965	2,221,569	154,787	39,893	174,840
2024	29,971,190	1,048,805	6,910,736	2,496,805	142,667	60,149	190,558
2023	30,506,496	1,046,096	6,601,589	2,767,077	131,171	78,641	204,716
2022	30,531,952	1,016,907	6,301,178	2,901,685	129,915	78,556	201,996
2021	30,374,036	958,364	5,963,306	3,021,832	135,068	70,305	191,015
2020	29,714,124	887,456	5,592,509	3,102,094	141,686	62,042	183,479
2019	29,162,603	811,896	5,206,069	3,192,263	148,163	52,623	169,681
2018	29,022,565	766,942	4,968,647	3,337,899	156,344	42,041	161,098
2017	28,833,947	748,532	4,828,640	3,501,438	168,171	32,172	158,171
2016	28,670,668	741,323	4,731,417	3,686,150	177,238	24,401	152,940
2015	28,530,661	739,660	4,620,717	3,917,066	177,911	17,853	141,727
2014	28,416,542	739,682	4,503,719	4,149,546	172,981	12,939	128,167
2013	28,313,635	745,905	4,392,796	4,376,963	166,888	9,044	117,252
2012	28,198,316	753,570	4,255,774	4,644,621	155,931	5,928	109,831
2011	28,039,203	754,637	4,136,200	4,911,400	140,798	4,108	104,335
2010	27,819,915	753,238	4,032,541	5,189,060	130,312	3,650	101,669

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Burlington

Heating oil has become less frequently used in Burlington. In the 11 years since 2014, the number of residents using fuel oil dropped from 309,236 to 185,324, a 40% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Burlington

Between 2014 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel shot up from 62,396 to 70,406, a 13% change. Comparing 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 2,393,423 to 2,627,206, a 10% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Burlington

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Burlington. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity jumped from 384,329 to 617,773, a 61% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Burlington

Out of all fuels, solar is the safest for the environment. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid flows between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Now, 11,798 homes in Burlington are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 575% gain from 2014, when 1,748 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Burlington County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Burlington County homeowners purchased a total of 11 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Burlington’s overall fuel oil use fluctuates each year depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ boilers need to burn additional number two heating oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Burlington was 33.5°F, which was 4.7°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Burlington County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	33.5° F
2023 - 2024	38.2° F

Burlington County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Burlington homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 14 heating oil companies that serve Burlington plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who are willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 17 “full-service” oil companies that serve Burlington. Full service companies such as PFO Heating & Air Conditioning or PFO Heating & Air Conditioning offer families annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The family does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for homeowners who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the number two heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Some of the 2 Burlington cash heating oil companies serving Burlington include Bottom Dollar Heating Oil and Lineman Management Inc.

Burlington Number Two Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Heating oil Companies Serving Burlington: 14 companies .
Average Number of Burlington Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 0

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